>Why no Dr. Dre involvement?

i'm hoping hiphop won't play that big a role on a next record as it did on 'voodoo'. it's a good album, but i'm hoping the emphasis for a next record will be on songs and melodies instead of sound and grooves. and i guess that's not where dre's talents lie. if that means the album will take longer to record, fine by me.

also, i'm no fan of snoop's 'imagine'.